I ordered a couple of tools from Amazon to help extract that rusty mystery oil filter canister. (Amazon link) The ratcheting three prong thing gripped really well, but was just crushing the end of the canister and was starting to twist the canister, so I switched to the pliers...
Somehow, I owned this car for two weeks before I realized it had a screw on canister oil filter, which was not from the factory. I snapped some blurry pictures from a blind angle up under the rear of the car to try and find some more details. It appears to be an Empi Full Flow...